The process by which one metal is coated with another using electricity. Also known by the terms electroplating and Galvanotechnics - the latter named after the inventor of the process. To produce less costly jewelry components, inexpensive or base metals are coated with a thin layer of precious metal, usually gold or silver. Chromium, copper and rhodium are also electroplated, although rhodium is sometimes used as plate. Micron: A micron is a unit of length equal to 0.001 mm (millimeter).

Gold Plating		The gold plate is A thin coating of electroplated or mechanically plated gold on top of a base metal
Rhodium Plating		Rhodium is A noble metal with a whitish gray appearance. Rhodium is typically applied to metal through the electroplating process. A thin plating of rhodium, which is one of the members of the platinum family, applied over either sterling or other alloy to give a bright, shiny, longlasting silver-colored finish to a piece.
Rose Gold Plating		Is a thin layer of Rose gold (An alloy of gold mixed with copper, which gives it a red tint) bonded through an electrical process to a base metal core.
Silver Plating		A very thin layer of silver bonded through an electrical process to a base metal core.
Pistol Plating		Is means Gun tone, the original name shall be Ruthenium plating, but some use black nickel as that tone, too.
Multi tone Plating (2 Tone and 3 Tone)		Is a conbination of two or more color platings. Example:plated with 18K gold and Rhodium, two kind of noble elements
Mat Plating		A non-shiny, frosted surface.
Antiqued Tone Plating		Is the plating that has been made to look aged, having a darkened or tarnished appearance.
Special Plating		Is the texture made by using any tool that leaves a mark on the surface of themetal, the list as long and as wide as imagination can go in the field of design and innovation.